A broad range of technical fields associated with hydrocarbon exploration and production to satisfy your intellectual curiosity. Use this advanced degree as a prelude to a career in the petroleum industry.
To produce petroleum geosciences doctoral graduates who demonstrate the ability:
- To create and interpret new knowledge, through original research, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline, and merit publication.
- To apply a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge that is at the forefront of field of petroleum geosciences academically and/or in professional practice.
- To lead the nation’s petroleum geosciences sector and drive the development of its petroleum industry.
- To conduct lifelong learning for professional development.
- To uphold good practices and professional conduct.